Re: Remoting or windows service

From: kiln (kiln_at_brick-like.com)
Date: 07/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:46:35 -0700

I'm also completely new to remoting...one thing I was wondering, with
remoting it would seem that there are two almost separate programs
involved, the client and the server. So, how does one build such an app?
I have vs.net but I'm just wondering about the mechanics of how they are
developed. Does vs.net provide a way to work with the client end and the
server end at the same time, or does one build out the server end first
and then the client interface?

BTW your rundown on the differences between remoting and services was
good.

I was wondering, is are there are any demo apps up on the web, that
allow guest users get the client app, log in, and enter junk data? I'd
be a kick to see it in action.

In article <OBnMqSobEHA.2940@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
rockfamily@REMOVEME.hotmail.com says...
> Hiten wrote:
> > Anybody has idea on difference between .net remoting and .net windows
> > service?
>
> None. These are totally different things. It's like trying to compare a car
> and a house. Have you really done any research on .NET Remoting and Windows
> Services? Because there are loads of web sites that explain what they are.
>
> In short: a windows service is a particular kind of Windows application that
> has no user interface and runs in the background regardless of the logged in
> user (which means that a Windows service can run even if there is no user
> logged in). They are usually used for server applications. A typical example
> would be a Web Server application: it has to run all the time as soon as the
> computer is started, doesn't need to have any user interface and doesn't
> care to know if a user is logged on or not. Under Windows NT/2000/XP, go to
> the control panels -> administrative tools -> services to see the list of
> all windows services installed on your computer.
>
> .NET Remoting is a framework that allow you to communicate between 2 .NET
> applications (which can be either Windows applications, Windows services or
> an ASP .NET applications). More precisely, .NET Remoting allows you to
> expose, from the server application, objects that can be used by your client
> application (which can be located on the same or on another computer).
>
> > Can I instantiate class and methods of a windows service application
> > from C#? if yes then how??
>
> No. But you could in your windows Service, expose your classes/objects via
> .NET Remoting, allowing client applications to instanciate/use them.
>
> > and would it be capable of exchanging
> > object across processe boundries?
>
> No. But .NET Remoting does that.
>
> Look on the code project web site for introduction articles about .NET
> remoting and windows services: http://www.codeproject.com
>
>
>
>

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